Chiron – Neptune Square – The Fog of Illusion

When one planet suppresses another in a passionate desire to win, the native has a difficult time. A square is one of the harshest aspects in the horoscope, but at the same time, it is a source of enormous resources. Everything depends on control over this reservoir of energy. However, if Neptune is involved in the square, it is extremely difficult to detach from its influence. It is hard to control consciousness clouded by false illusions, fantasies, and fears. Chiron is a teacher, but its lessons reopen an old wound in the affairs of the House of the horoscope where it is located, while Neptune offers pain relief, dulling the suffering but not healing it. This can continue endlessly. The person puts on masks, running away from their true self and from the pain in the soul.

The Dangers of the Neptune – Chiron Square

The aspect shakes the native harshly as soon as they begin to express themselves in any kind of creativity. First of all, it will be necessary to overcome Chironian inadequacy and vulnerability, which prevent the person from making a bright and confident entrance onto the stage and declaring themselves openly. If the person is directly connected with art, they may try to drown fear in alcohol for courage.

Considering that Chiron favors herbal healing, medicinal decoctions and herbal tinctures may also come into play, which can also lead to dependency. In the sphere of the House where Neptune is located, both inspiration and illusions are hidden, and through them the native tries to heal the Chironian wound. If this is the Eighth House, the person believes that big money is the solution to all problems, but tries to attract it through magical rituals or investments in financial pyramids. If this is the Ninth House, the native relies on higher education as a panacea, becoming an eternal theoretical student while imagining themselves a professional in these matters.

The main problems of the Neptune – Chiron square:

• aversion to the reality in which the person lives can be so strong that if they are suddenly torn out of sweet dreams, they may seek escape through suicide;
• intuition conflicts with consciousness: the gift of foresight allows the native to literally feel the future, but they act as if they do not know it, out of contradiction or a thirst for intense sensations;
• Cassandra syndrome: the person warns others of danger, but no one believes their premonitions and visions;
• hallucinations, strange dreams, increased anxiety, and neurasthenia;
• self-harm caused by a desire to test personal endurance and prove that life does not depend on the accidents of fate;
• belief in bad omens, various superstitions, fortune-tellers’ predictions, and fatalism, because of which the person may miss every chance to change their life;
• denial of existing religions and an attempt to create a new cult or esoteric movement that seems ideal from the native’s point of view;
• self-aggrandizement or self-devaluation, and complete delusion regarding the presence or absence of talent.

At the same time, the person is truly gifted with empathy, musicality, plasticity, and the ability to understand the signs of the surrounding world. These are remarkable composers, actors, dancers, psychologists, and priests, but in order to become such people, they will need to pass a series of tests of strength and perhaps develop their gift from scratch despite other people’s disbelief.

The Chiron – Neptune Square in Relationships

Aspect holders are very vulnerable and often experience emotional upheavals. They suffer from unrequited love, betrayal, and deception, but most importantly, they create an idealized image of the beloved too quickly and later fall into depression because of the complete mismatch between the real person and their idea of them. The opposite may also happen: the native creates an absolutely false impression by playing the role of a favorite hero from a film or book. The partner becomes enchanted, but later realizes that this is only a fake and leaves.

This is especially strongly expressed in owners of the Chiron – Neptune square when it affects the First, Fifth, or Seventh House, as well as when there are additional aspects with Mars, the Moon, and Venus.

If Neptune is in the Seventh House, the native expects the partner to become the healer of their emotional wounds. They seek in marriage a quiet harbor, salvation from harsh reality, and expect softness, care, and understanding from the life partner. If Chiron is there, on the contrary, the person wants to become a savior for someone wounded by cruelty and coldness, to warm and heal them. Yet behind this, too, stands a thirst to be loved and to find the meaning of life in another person.

Working Through the Chiron – Neptune Square

Aspect holders must not remain stuck in dreams for too long. The tension of the square can be released only by creating the ideal world they constantly dream of, either in reality or on paper. Painting, photography, and music, especially the creation of original works, neutralize stress beautifully. On the pages of books, through the rhythm of poems and songs, the native expresses an acute need to heal the world with love and creates authority in society if their creativity is recognized.

It is important to work with a psychologist in order to find support within oneself rather than in others, and also to look at the surrounding world soberly. Many owners of the Neptune – Chiron square have suicidal tendencies that appear when dreams collapse and loved ones betray them. This theme needs to be worked through in advance, and if such an aspect is present in a child’s horoscope, the child should be raised with love for themselves and an understanding of their uniqueness and value to the world.

Favorable talismans include jewelry made of angelite, celestite, aquamarine, and labradorite.  ✓